Walther Pp Serial Numbers Chart

I just inherited a Walther PPK (380) from my father. The gun was acquired around 1975 and has been sitting dormant with my mother since his death in 1978. I have read some of the history and I know they were manufactured by many different companies over the years. This one is I believe an actual Walther made gun since it was purchased around 1975 and they were not made in the US until 1978.

Jul 21, 2014 - Your Walther model PPK was made in 1939, according to that serial number, 237932K. Here is the chart showing the correct serial number. Pistols of the German Wehrmacht. The Walther PP (Polizei Pistole) was produced since 1929. Black, chequered Bakelit grips with Walther banner: Serial number.

(Alabama) This is the best information I have come up with so far. I guess I would question y'all who have great gun knowledge for better information or just point me in the right direction. I also want to know if this one if indeed was made by Walther suffers the same issues as later ones I have read such horrendous tales about? Also I wonder what are the chances it will do well with a HP bullet? Right now it seems like I will have to take whatever I can get my hands on, but I still want to know more about this gun.

Thanks for any help from this community. Sounds like you have one of the 'good' Walthers. I just tracked down the background on mine through these two forums.

You can check the manufacturing info of your gun by using the markings on the frame and slide. For example, here are the ones on mine: Made in W. Germany Imported by Interarms Eagle over N on slide (German manufacturing mark) Eagle over N, HI, Antler on frame (German manufacturing mark, HI=1978 Date concersion chart: A = 0 B = 1 C = 2 D = 3 E = 4 F = 5 G = 6 H = 7 I = 8 K = 9 A gun marked AE, for example, would have a born-on date of 2004; a gun with a GF stamp would have been made in 1965.

(Note that the J is not used.) Proofmarks: As far as FMJ va JHP bullets, I have had some issues with JHPs hanging when chambering. Naruto shippuden episode 468 english sub video download full. With that being said, I might need to have the feed ramp polished on mine.

And quickbooks.

Your really need to fire both types of ammo & not just a few rounds to see what is dependable in your gun. I only use FMJs in mine because I have never had a problem with them.

Also do not use +p ammo in your gun (too much power for it's construction, in my opinion). Hope this helps. Vincent, first thank you very much for the informative post and the links. I will be following up on them. I do have Interarms stamped on the slide with what looks like a snowflake stamped in the middle. There is an Eagle on the grip, but I see nothing else.

The serial number on the slide is 6 numbers. The serial numbe on the frame (grip area) is the same 6 numbers and has an S or a 5 stamped at the end of the numbers but looks like it is not contiguous with the serial.perhaps done after mfg? The other side of the slide has the Carl Walther Stamp and then Waffenfabrik and it looks like Um / Da (sorry, older eyes these days) It also says Modell PPK/S Cal. 9mm kurz (380 or course.) Thanks again.going to read more.

Just spent an interesting hour talking with a nice old WWII USAAF vet who flew P-47s in Italy and then France after D-day. He brought back a number of war souvenirs, one of which was a Walther PPK. I don't have a photo, but it's in about 95% condition, high polish blue, with brown Walther banner plastic stocks.

The only magazine has a finger rest, also brown plastic. The slide reflects Zella Mehlis manufacture.

It has a small proof on the left side of the slide - not having a magnifying glass, I could not make it out clearly, but I recall no number under the eagle, so it's not a waffenamt. I think this is a commercial gun. The serial number is 285930, no suffix. We've got a lot of knowledgeable folks on the board - can anyone tell me the year of manufacture? I'm estimating 1940, but I cannot glean much info of the internet. I understand Hoffschmidt's Know your Walther PPK book has a serial number chart, but I don't happen to have one. Can anyone help me help this member of the greatest generation?

Thanks, John (Added 10/21/14) See pictures on post #4! Ser# 285,xxx on a Walther PPK (ZellaMellis) should have a 'K' suffix to the number on the frame. The matching ser# marked on the right side of the slide was generally with-out the suffix.

Serial numbering for the PP pistol started at #75,000 (1929) PPK production started shortly after that (maybe late 31 or '32) and used the same serial number range as the PP model. When ser#'s reached 1,000,000 for each Model,,the numbers were started over again at the 100,000,,,plus the addition of a 'P' suffix on the PP and a 'K' suffix on the PPK. (A few thousand run of PPk's were ser#'d with so called 7 digit numbers (million series),,no suffix letter. There's always an exception isn't there. I don't have a ser# chart handy,,it's some where in the stack.